Abstract
Smartphones are here to stay, transforming how we communicate, collaborate and share in our everyday lives, providing a wide variety of applications. Smartphones are becoming more affordable, 3G and 4G networks expand and mobile applications offer a convenient way to access information. The current study aims to investigate smartphone and smartphone applications utilization by university students in Cyprus. For the purpose of this work a quantitative approach is deployed in the form of a survey using a structured online questionnaire. The results show that the majority of students utilize their smartphones more than 2 hours per day mainly when they are at home. Smartphone owners consider mostly design and technology as major advantage for owning a smart device. Security, size of the app and features are the most important factors for downloading apps.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of 2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2014 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 368-372 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479947423 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- featured phones, mobile apps, mobile users, smartphones